I don't have a Chandler, which is reversible, but do have an Enco. Sadly it only works its way outward for facing, not inwards. So, just had to use the conventional head on it. If I ever get a decent deal on a Chandler it would definitely find a happy home in my tool kit though, lol!
Gday Everrett, great to see you back, this job turned out spot on and I don’t think it was a sketchy setup at all, it worked and worked well, have a Merry Christmas mate, cheers
Lol, thanks Matty, I just thought it looked a tad ridiculous, with the odd angle of the toe clamp, the carpenter's clamp, the extra pieces of scrap metal, etc. I just needed to get it done ASAP. Merry Christmas to you and your family too!
It's always entertaining and educational to see the odd jobs. It reminds me of taking things to my local machine shop and the owner telling me that he knew it was going to be something out of the ordinary when I showed up.
Lol, this is why I love watching Brian Block, Keith Fenner, or Max Grant for just making stuff work. I learn a lot from them, I just figured others might get a kick out of the unconventional setup here.
Nice to see You and watch this video. Great rigging. Well done! Rigging was an issue handling ordered and pre cut blocks for a job. "Nothing to clamp on to" was the guys comments. The parts to be made were steam engine piston sealings. Took pictures of the old parts and went home. After some thinking a way to do it was found. Blocks, 5 times smaller, in aluminium, was used to verify the theory on my mini mill and mini lathe. It worked out well and the concept was well come at the railroad shop. Our skilled guy knowing the big machines did the work having me beside. Rigging, clamping, holding.... very interesting subjects.
Thanks Stefan! It was just what I had to work with at the time, thankfully it worked. It seems like workholding and setup is 2/3 of a job - the actual machine on, tool cutting, time is a minority of the job time.
Thanks for popping by again! I learn from others, like Rustinox, about making what you have work, so figured someone might get a kick out of this one too.
Thanks Paul, sadly I have not been keeping up as much with the 'Tube lately, given life stuff, but will share when I can. I still need to catch up on your recent work too. If we don't talk in the next week and a half, Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I agree with you,Mathew. Nothing sketchy or inferior about the set up at all. 3 points of positive clamping and blocked in on 2 faces....good enough to hold a cruise ship at anchor.😄
Good repair nice to see that you were able to get the truck back on the road. No need for apologies I love repair videos they mean you got something back in service and that's what it's all about. You and your family have a Merry Christmas.
G'day Everett... securing jobs, is generally a fidly job, but you did well. You had a good flat circular cut, & long as you were able to get a good seal, then all is good. Well done, looking forward to your next venture
Hi,Everett. Nothing even slightly dodgy with your set up here. You had that clamped in multiple planes and well located by blocking in. Don't underestimate your own ability as a machinist. I have said before now you have a great deal of natural aptitude for machining and if you so chose I'm certain you would convert to a toolmaker/jig maker standard in a very short time. good to see the Bridgeport clone all set up and running....a lovely machine to work with. Have a great family Christmas and best wishes for New Year.
Thanks for the kind words Howard, honestly I took some evening classes for machining some years ago in wanting to get into machining as a career. Sadly the bottom dropped out of Alberta so I kept with auto and truck repair. The flip side is that I can now occasionally integrate my hobby into my job, lol! 😁
Thanks David, I'm a bit nuts having a channel like this with a young family and job, but will put up what I can. It's all supposed to be for fun, I'm not making a living at it, lol. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!
Hi Everett, good to see you on YT 👍. Great job, thanks for sharing. May I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄, and Happy New Year. Best regards from the UK. John.
Thanks Shawn, and I totally agree - getting the part positioned and solid can be a head scratcher. I find the machine is on only a small part of the whole job at times. Merry Christmas!
Lol, looks nuts but it worked! What surprised me to an extent was how uncircular the part actually was, so it was a line of best fit anyway. Good to hear from you again!
Hi Everett, nice to see you in your workshop, you must have it heated or you are in a warm snap or it’s just your Canadian toughness. It’s below zero in mine … Merry Christmas from the UK
Thanks Tony, I do have heat in my shop but it's also an attached garage with bedrooms partially over the ceiling of it. Very thankful for the comfortable temperature. Merry Christmas to you and your family too!
You need to watch more Brian Block (bcbloc02) for jerry rigging and mishmosh clamping difficult parts and pieces. l just know he's done much more and larger jobs of difficult set ups.🤣😂😉
Oh I love watching how Brian does stuff - he takes the "make it work" concept to another level. But then again, decent old school farmers just "know" how to make stuff work!
Lol, some haggard vagrant with face fungus 😁 I try every 10 years to see if it would work and it took till my mid-40's to get anything believable. Merry Christmas to you and the Mrs.!
Lol, no, I don't even follow hockey . . . I try face fungus every 10 years or so, and it only took till my mid-40's to get some level of believability, lol! But thanks! 😁
Gentle cuts make sketchy fixtures ok, its all down to experience of what you can get away with. Sometimes you can do a job with an 8mm end mill when a flycutter could completely ruin your day.
